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This is a disingenious comment, imo. The payment you are referring to payed in the early 1800:s.

>France demanded payment from Haiti for recognition of its independence in the early 19th century. The demand for reparations was made shortly after Haiti declared independence in 1804 following a successful revolt against French colonial rule. The negotiations and the subsequent agreement for reparations occurred between 1825 and 1838.

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I thought Haiti was still paying until the 20th century? This is from Wikipedia:

> The first annual payment alone was six times Haiti's annual revenue.[1] The payment was later reduced to 90 million francs in 1838, equivalent to $32,535,940,803 in 2022, with Haiti paying about 112 million francs in total.[3] Over the 122 years between 1825 and 1947, the debt severely hampered Haitian economic development as payments of interest and downpayments totaled a significant share of Haitian GDP, constraining the use of domestic financial funds for infrastructure and public services.

All water under the bridge now, right? I mean, France never gave that money back to Haiti, but let’s let bygones be bygones right?

France has given Haiti hundreds of millions of euros in aid.

Over the years, Haiti has paid France about forty billion dollars for this. So yeah, sure, near enough is good enough.

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